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commit
Transfer to another place so something can be kept or preserved
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verb
Transfer to another place so something can be kept or preserved
“He committed the poem to memory”
verb
Make a set of changes permanent
“We committed the changes to the Git repository”
verb
Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
“She committed herself to the work of God”
verb
Make an investment
“Put money into bonds”
verb
Cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
“After the second episode, she had to be committed”
verb
Confer a trust upon
“The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret”
verb
Engage in or perform
“Practice safe sex”
verb
Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
“Perpetrate a crime”
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He committed the poem to memory
She committed her thoughts to paper
We committed the changes to the Git repository
She committed herself to the work of God
Give one's talents to a good cause
Consecrate your life to the church
Put money into bonds
After the second episode, she had to be committed
He was committed to prison
The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret
I commit my soul to God
Practice safe sex
Commit a random act of kindness
Perpetrate a crime
Pull a bank robbery
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